to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to speak; to say; to vocalize
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
whispering; murmuring; subdued
several people; a few people
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
grey moustache; white beard
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
don't you think?; indicates question
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to move (house); to change residence
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
(medical) doctor; physician
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
administration (of medicine)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
form; situation; condition
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth